(1). An attempt to make an unfortunate or ugly situation look good, without success.
Lipstick On A Pig
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Organizationally Successful
(1). Able to integrate into the company’s elite circles, generally leading to higher pay and numerous (often perplexing) promotions.
“You know, Dan may be prominent in the industry, but he just isn’t organizationally successful, so I think it’s time for the gold watch!”
Bake Sale
(1). The day when that obnoxious prospect schedules presentations from several firms for their business. The main purpose of the bake sale is to reinforce the prospect’s own sense of self-worth (oh, and also to waste all of your time since he already hired his brother-in-law’s firm to do the work).
“Well, I think there’s, like, two other firms pitching for this business today. The good news is I got us the last time slot, so I feel pretty good about our chances. You always want to be the last thing they eat at the bake sale, ’cause that’s the only thing they’re going to remember!”